Applications of hand therapy:
Acupuncture therapy:
At regular and extra acupoints:
Location: Shousanli (LI 10), Hegu (LI 4), Sifeng (EX-UE 10)
Method of manipulation: Bleeding therapy is applied at Sifeng acupoints and routine acupuncture is applied at other acupoints.
At reflective points:
Location: Stomach and intestine point and spleen point.
Method of manipulation: The needles are inserted for 1 cm, but not retained.
At special acupoint beside the second metacarpal bone:
Location: Stomach acupoint.
Method of manipulation: The needle is inserted for 1.6 cm, but not retained.